Government employees in the Otjozondjupa Region voted in favour of a strike at their two-day voting exercise.
Returning officer for exercise, Job Nambili, on Friday night announced the election results at the verification centre in Otjiwarongo as follows:
Otjiwarongo Constituency
Total votes cast 975
Yes 937
No 35
Spoiled 3
Otavi Constituency
Total votes cast 170
Yes 161
No 5
Spoiled 4
Grootfontein Constituency
Total votes cast 889
Yes 854
No 14
Spoiled 21
Okakarara Constituency
Total votes cast 436
Yes 429
No 6
Spoiled 1
Okahandja Constituency
Total of votes cast 560
Yes 546
No 7
Spoiled 7
Nambili said a total of 3 031 workers had cast their votes at the nine different polling stations in the region, of which 2 927 voted yes for the strike, while 67 no, and 37 ballot papers were spoiled.
The voting took place on Thursday and Friday countrywide on whether or not to take strike action after trade union representatives and government reached a deadlock on wage negotiations.
The workers are demanding a salary increase of nine per cent, transport allowance of 10 per cent and another nine per cent on housing benefits.
Source: The Namibian Press Agency